Kroc’s undergraduate class was its largest to date, with 45 graduating peace studies majors and 34 minors. (For the first time, the undergraduate ceremony, held on May 15, had to be moved from the Hesburgh Center to a larger venue.) Among the undergraduates was Notre Dame valedictorian Brennan Bollman, a peace studies minor and a recipient of the Kroc Institute’s Yarrow Award.

At the master's and undergraduate ceremonies, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame and founder of the Kroc Institute, presented each student with a certificate of recognition.